If your job involves managing technology, you may want to sign up for a free e-mail newsletter from Governing magazine.  The monthly Managing Technology Letter includes brief news about technology issues in state and local government, as well as links to lengthier articles and reports.

The October 2007 issue features efforts by the state of Colorado to consolidate technology operations, as well as the results of a recent survey done by NASCIO (National Association of State Chief Information Officers) on pending retirements and the IT workforce in state governments.

Sign up for the free Managing Technology newsletter at

 http://web.omeda.com/cgi-win/gov.cgi?mode=tnlet

Some other good sources for keeping up with technology news are

Government Computer News, especially the State & Local section

NASCIO’s web site and their newsbriefs on Enterprise Architecture and on Cyber Security